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, P. BERKEMEYER. PRINTING PRESS POB. CUTTING RIBBONS AND GOUNTING SAME.

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PRIBVIIIGA PRESS FOR CUTTING RVIBBUNS AND COUNTING SAME.

No. '605,173. i Patented June 7,1898. Y

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FERDINAND BERKEMEYEE, ,or ',sEILLERsvILLE, PENNSYLVANIA, `As'sfIGNoR orONE-HALE Fro CHARLES N. oREssMAN, or SAME PLACE.

PRINTING-PRESS F0R"`cUII|NG mBBNs 'ANU Yclovu'Niil'e SAME.

- SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 605,173; dated runev, 189s.

l Application tiled J' une 10, 1897. Serial No. 640,148. (No model.)

`Be it'knownthat I, FERDINAND BERKE- MEYEIEa citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Sellersville, in the vcounty of Bucks, State ofPennsylvania, have invented a new and useful ImprovementinAttachmentsfor Printing-Presses for Cutting Ribbons and for Automatically Countingthe Same, of which the following is a specification.

My invention consists of an improvement in `attachments forprinting-presses for cutting ribbons and forvautomatically counting thesame, whereby the ribbons will be printed and cut to a desired lengthand the number will be registered Without any waste. Itfurtherconsistsof details of construction, all as will-be hereinaftersetforth.

y Figure 1 represents a plan viewof a device for a platen-printing-pressattachment for cutting ribbons and for automatically counting the js'ameembodying my invention. Fig. 2 representsan end viewof the cuttingdevice in detached position.y i Figs, 3 and 4 represent views ofdetached portions ofthe machine. Fig. 5 represents a side elevation ofthe machine, showing a portion of the printing-press employed.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in theiigures.

Referring to the drawings, A designates a portion of, aprintingpress,which is of the usual construction and has theink-distributing plate or plates B, -inking-rollers C, and type bed orholders'D.

E designates a platen which is adapted` to be moved in the directionindicated by the arrow', Fig. 5, so that the ribbon to be printed visbrought to the type F.

Mounted on the platen E are the blocks or guides G r, which are providedwith openings through which the ribbons I-I are passed.

J designates a plate or table attached to or forming part of theprinting-press, and secured thereto by the clips K is a bed L of thecutting attachment, which has Y the ears M, whichare'engaged by saidclips K," the outer end of 'said bed being supported by a post N and theface of said bedebeing provided with a giioovej -Pgtli V'walls o'fwhich"are inclined. Q vdesignates the body of the cutting device, which has atongue R, the same being adapted tion by the thumb-screws V, it beingnoticed/A that the guides T and U form a passage W in the body portion,which is adapted to receive the ribbon when printed.

One face A of the body Q is at an angle to' the remaining' sides, andsecured thereto is the cutter, one blade B of which is rigidly securedto said' body Q substantially level with-the bottom of the passage W,while the blade C is'pivotedto either said blade B or to the body Q atan angle to the other blade and has a connectionD, which passes aroundthe pulleys or rollers E -F and is secured to the platen E. A spring G',having one end secured to said blade Oaud the other end to the bed Q orto an arm H, returns said blade C to its proper position.

J designates guides which are suitably supported on the bed Land areadapted to receive the ribbons after the printingand cutting areaccomplished. A guide K' is movably secured tosaid bed L and serves todirect the ribbonsto the passage W and serves as an end measure.

Movably mounted on the plate J is a bar L', which is provided witha pawlM', the same engaging with the teeth on a disk or plate Nv', aspring-arm P preventing the turning of said disk in the wrong direction.

Q designates a cord or wire which has one end attached to said bar L'andthe other end -attached'to the platen, as at'R', said cord in t-hepresent instance passing around the pulleys or rollers S; but if theplaten is of such size that a direct pull can be exercised on the,

bar L it will be unnecessary to use the rollers S.

T designates a pin which is carried by the disk N', said pin beingadapted tocontact IOO bar L and the other end to a suitable fixed pointand is adapted to return the said bar after it has been moved by theoperation of the press.

A2 designates an opening in the plate N' which is adapted to receive apin for operating the hammer, whereby the indicator will be struck andthe operator notified that a certain number of ribbons have beenprinted.

The operation is as follows: The ribbon II is passed through the guidesG,between which it is adapted to receive the impression. The platen isnow caused to approach the typeF and the impression is made. The ribbonis then further advanced through the bar K, which serves as a guide, andis brought into the passage "W between the guides T and U by theoperator, who grasps the free or eut end of the ribbon and draws uponthe same, which at the same time prevents the said ribbon from beingpulled backward out of the guide IV when the platen is moved toward thetype. The guide U is adjusted according to the width of the ribbon. Thedevice is now ready for another impression and the platen is again movedto the type. As the same moves forward it exerts a pull upon theconnection D, which is moved in the direction indicated b v the arrowsin Fig. 5. This causes the pivoted blade C of the cutter to move in thedirection indicated by the arrow and the ribbon is cut the desiredlength. At the same time the cord or connection Q is operated, whichexerts a pull on the bar L, moving the same in the direction indicatedby the arrow, Fig. l, and carrying with it the pawl M', which thuscauses the plate N to advance a distance of one tooth, it being noticedthat the said plate is provided with a pin T', and when the plate hasmade one complete revolution the pin T' strikes the hammer U of the bellor indicator V and causes the same to be rung, thus noting the number ofribbons printed. The spring IV returns the bar L to its former positionafter the platen is returned to its former position, and the spring G'returns the blade toits position when the said platen is moved backtoits former position and the parts are ready for the next operation.The printed and cut ribbon is now placed in the guides J and the ribbonlI is again moved forward to the proper position.

In the present ease I have shown two ribbons, which are printed at thesame time, after which the same are brought one over the other at aboutthe bar K and the two ribbons are cut simultaneously; but it will beevident that, if desired, I may only print one ribben at a time, theribbon heilig supplied from any suitable source.

The block Q may be adjusted on the bar L as desired, depending upon thesize of the ribbons to be cut.

lly inserting other pins, as at A2, in the plate N the operator can tellexactly how many ribbons have been printed, whether ten, fifteen,twenty, titty, one hundred, (inc.

lVhen the guides .T are full, the same can be removed by sliding thesame out of the groove P, when the ribbons can then be stored, or, ifdesired, the ribbons can be rcmoved at once from said guides J' withoutthe necessity of taking outthe same.

If desired, the teeth of the plate N maybe numbered, so that theoperator may tell at a glance exactly how many ribbons have beenprinted, it being noted that the guide K serves as an end measure indetermining the point to which the ribbon is brought in order to havethe impression at the proper place.

Having thus described myinvention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

l. In an attachment for a printing-press having a platen, a bed suitablysupported on said press, a body portion carried by said bed, a cuttermounted on said body portion, connections from said platen to saidcutter-,whereby the latter is operated by the movement of the saidplaten, and means for returning said cutter to its normal position.

2. In an attachment to a printing-press having a platen, a bed suitablysupported on said press, a groove in said bed, a body gortion having atongue entering said groove and carried by said bed, a cutter mounted onsaid body portion, connections between said cutter and platen, wherebythe latter is operated by the movement of said platen and means forreturning said cutter to its first position.

3. A printing-press having a platen a standard with a bed thereon, ablock having a tongue movable in a groove in said bed, guides on saidblock forming a passage-way, a cutting device on said block, and ailexible connection from the movable member of said cutting device tothe movable platen of a print ing-press.

4t. In an attachment to a printing-press having a platen, a bed suitablysupported on said press, a body portion carried by said bed, means foradjusting said body portion thereon, a cutter mounted on said bodyportion, means for operating said cutter means for returning said cutterto its normal position, and an adjustable guide mounted on said bodyportion.

5. In an attachment to a printing-press, having a platen, guidesthereon, a bed suitably supported on said press, a groove in said bed, abody portion having a tongue entering said groove, and carried by saidbed, means for adjusting said bodyportion thereon, a eutter mounted onsaid body portion, means for operating said cutter means for returningsaid cutter to its first position, and an adjustable guide mounted onsaid body portion.

G. In an attachment to a printing-press having a platen, a bed suitablysupported on said press, a groove in said bed, a body portion havingatongue entering said groove and IOO IIO

carried bysaid bed, means foradj usting said body portion thereon, acutter mounted .on said'body portion means for operating said cutter,means for returning said cutter to its `viirst position, an adjustableguide mounted on said body portio'n,and a registering device operated bythe movement of the platen.

7. An 4attachment to a `printing-press for the purpose set forth,consisting of a block having a body with a tongue thereon and providedwithguides in its upper face forming an adjustable passage-Way, one endof said `body being at an oblique angle to its,

sides, and provided with a cutting device having connections With thelmovable platen of d the press for operating the same.

' 8. A printing-press having a movablepl aten, a standard with a bedthereon, a block havling a tongue adjustable Yin a groove in said bed,guides on said block forming a passage- Way,aV cutting device on aslanting end of said block, a movable member provided with a exibleconnection adapted to be secured to the said platen.

9. The swinging platen E .with guides-G having openings therein, `thebed L with the groove N therein,A the block Q having the .tongue R insaid groove and provided With` the clamping-screw S, a cutting devicehaving a movable memberO with flexible connection 'D' secured to saidplaten E, the returning- -spring G', for said member, the guide K'movably secured to said bed L, and the fixed guide T and adjustableguide U forming the .passage-Way W.

FERDINAND BERKEMEYER.

. Witnesses:

C. M. BERKEMEYER, B. FRANK CREssMAN.

